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Nicholas de Derneford, master mason of the king's works of the castle of Beaumaris....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/106/5278

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This record is about the Nicholas de Derneford, master mason of the king's works of the castle of Beaumaris.... dating from [c. 1316-c. 1327] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/106/5278
Date
[c. 1316-c. 1327]
Description
Petitioners
Nicholas de Derneford, master mason of the king's works of the castle of Beaumaris.
Name(s)
de Derneford, Nicholas
Addressees
King.
Occupation
master mason of the king's works
Nature of request
Derneford request payment of arrears of his wages in the office of keeper of the works at Beaumaris, and payment at the original rate promised him of 12d. a day. He was brought to Beaumaris by Master James and ought to have had his pension from [the abbeys of] St Augustine's, Bristol, Burton upon Trent, and the priory of Repton, from which time he has loyally served the king, but his wages are in arrears and have been reduced.
Nature of endorsement
Let him have letters under the king's great seal that he may have from now 12d. a day at the king's will and as long as he shall comport himself well in the aforesaid office.
Places mentioned
Beaumaris, [Anglesey, Wales]
Burton upon Trent, [Staffordshire]
Repton, [Derbyshire]
Bristol.
People mentioned
Master James St George, chief master of the king's works in Wales
Note
Dated by Rees, Petitions Relating to Wales, pp. 165-6, as 1316, but this is the date of Derneford's first appointment to keep the works at Beaumaris (CPR 1313-17, p. 457) and since the petition states that wages of some years are in arrears, it is clear that the petition must date from some time after this; Derneford continued in the office for the rest of Edward II's reign, and it is assumed here that the petition was made before Edward III's accession.
Related material

For transcript, see no.7 of PRO 31/7/100

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 2716
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), pp.165-6 (summary of petition and references)
  • Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw II, vol. III, 1318-1323, (Public Record Office, 1895), p.27, p.189 (arrears of payment to Derneford)
  • Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. II, 1313-1317, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.457 (appointment of Derneford as master of works at Beaumaris)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149848/

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